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private picnic parties at the rear. The Grand Stand is 

 not high on account of the hill at the back, where 

 there is a cheap reserve for the people. There are 

 seats on the top of the Grand Stand, and at the back is 

 " the hill '' upon which towers another large stand. The 

 hill is a favourite resort for the general public who 

 can sport half-a-crown for admission, and in itself 

 forms a natural grand stand from which the whole of 

 the course can be seen. Thousands of people can be 

 accommodated here, and all can see the races. 



At the end of the lawn is the ring, and the 

 Stewards^ and Members' Stand and weighing room. 

 Then comes Tattersalls' Stand, and it should be men- 

 tioned that at the other end of the lawn near the 

 luncheon ground and main entrance is the spacious 

 Maribrynong Stand. Close to Tattersalls' Stand and 

 the ring are extensive telegraph offices. The re- 

 freshment bars run along the far side of the ring near 

 the hill and under the large tower where the 

 scratchings are displayed is another refreshment bar. 

 This scratching board, which is an admirable thing for 

 giving information to the public, ought to be adopted 

 on every English racecourse. On this board are 

 placed the numbers of every horse on the card, cor- 

 rectly under each race. When a horse is scratched 

 his number is at once taken down from the scratching 

 board. The public can thus tell at a glance what 

 horses are scratched for any race as soon as they 



